A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.